Adjustable frame



March 391926. I

E. L.. PARKKES ADJUSTABLE FRAME Filed Sept.

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Y UNITED ERNInLQrARKINs, voir CRAIGMONT, IDAHO.

' lADJUSTABLE FRAME'.

Application led ySeptember l, 1925.. Serial No.V

primarily intended to receive alicense plate such as' are pio'videdupon autoiiiiobiles and other motor vehicles, but may alsobev used g to carry showcaids and the like.

`@ne object of theinventionis' vto so, forni the frame that it may be extended and contracted and thereby permit the license plate' or show'card to be easily taken out and a new one put in place. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide improved flanges which will serve, not only as meansV to guide the sliding movement of the frame forming sections towards and away from each other, but also, constituteV meansV to engagethe edge portions of the license plate or card and securely lhold it in the frame. i

` Another object lof the invention is to so mount the springs which yieldably retain the frame forming sections retracted that they will extend longitudinally of the 'sides and ends of the frame and permit the sections to be easily drawn apart and' then returned to a card engaging position.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein :V f

'Figure lis a view showing the frame in rear elevation with a license tag mounted in the frame. Y y f Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View taken along the line 2-,2 of Figure.v l.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1. p'

The frame which is open so that it may be disposed about the license tag -or card l is formed with corner sections 2 having side and end arms 3 and 4 which extend at right angles to each other and in overlapping relation to the arms of co-operating corner sections. These corner sections are .to have their arms retained in telescopic engagement with the arms of the co-operating sectionsV and therefore there have been provided inner v and outer anges V5 and 6 which are formed by bending side extensions of the arms into overlying relation tothe outer faces of the arms.

From aninspectionof Figures 2 andV 3 it will'be seeiithat the ianges otono arm overliethesid-e edgep'orti'ons of Vthe arin with which it engages and will scive'to guide sliding" movement of the sections towards and away from each-other and prevent the sect-ions from becomingdisconnected rlhe inner iiaiiges 5 are bent baclrupon then'iselves toffor'in, auxiliary flanges 7' adapted to" ciigage the license plate and very securely mount the license-plate inthe tti-aine; Yltwill be understood thatbefore 'the license plato can be inserted inthe fraiiie' the sections.

inustbe drawnlapart and the license'l plate putin place in engagement with j t-liel'langes l7 of 'certain of the corner sectioiisuaiid: the

other sections then retracted so that-other flanges 7 will engage the license plate and cause the plate to be iirinly anchored in the frame.: In order to cause the sections ofthe frame toben'ormally retracted .and securely held in engagement with the license lplate there havefbeen provided `springs 8 which extend longitudinally of the'y varms 8 and ,ll with their ends engaged with lugs 9 carried by the corner sections. These vlugs are formed as tongues which extend outwardly from the'sections and certainiof the lugs or tonguesarefdi'sposed atthe ends of the armsl while others Vare at the corners of the frame.

vIt will therefore be seen that thesprings will extend longitudinally of the sides vand ends of the frame between the side flanges "5 and 6 and will serve very effectively to permit expansion of the frame and then retract the sections for engagement with edge portions of la license plate `inserted while the frame 'is expanded. f Tongues 410 the Y extend upwardly from one ofthe side armsv f 3 at opposite ends o-f its outer liange 6 and l are-formed with openings 11 through which fasteners may pass to attach the frame 'to'v the automobile.- Y v Having' thus described thc invention, what vI claim is:

l. A frame comprising corne-r sections each having arms extending at right angles to each other and extending in longitudinal,

overlapping relation to co-operating arms of other corner sections, certain of the arms of said 'sectionsy having inner and outer side anges extending inwardly and engaging the co-operating arms iii spaced relation to each other and serving to. guide sliding movement of the sections towar'dsand away V.from each other,` said inner flanges having ,UQ-

their free sideJ portions bent back upon themselves `to provideauxiliary flanges' to, enA

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gage the edge portionsy of acard enclosed by said sections, lugs extending from said sections intermediate theV side of their arms, and vsprings lextending longitudinally of the arms between said innerandouter Vflanges rvand anchored to said lugs .and serving to,

yieldably hold the sections against movement away from eachother. l n

' 2. A 'frame comprising corner sections, each having diverging arms held iny slidable engagement With (3o-operating arms of com panionzsections by inturne'd side flanges and lhaving movement longitudinally ot each other toexpand and contractthe .iraineiv the arms "of'said sections being formed with means adapted toengage thel marginal por tions of a card and hold the Cardin, the

i iframe, lugsextending from said sections in-- Y termediate the sides of their armvs, certain of the lugs vbeing disposed at the tree-ends of the arms and othersatylthe,Joinedends of' the armsv and'sp'rmgs' extending lengt 'f tudinally or"` the arms between the flanges and anchoredto said lugs, and serving to yieldably resist expansion of .the frame.

tending armv Vandra vertically extending arm projecting therefrom, the horizontally and vertically disposed arms' of companion cor ner sections beingr overlapped and slidable 25 g 3. A card-holding frame' comprising cor-- ner sect1ons, each having a horizontally exlongitudinally of eachother byinturned side Y flanges a'ndforminga rectangular frame adapted. to befexpanded and contracted,` springs extending lo,ngitudinally of said arms between the side flanges and. anchored att-he intersection of the arms of certain of said corner sections and to the free ends olthe arms of cooperating sections to yieldably resist expansionof theframe', andtongifies extending from a horizontal' arm forming a portionof the upperportionofsaid tra-me: Y. and adapted toy be secured 'tol a support and 'K suspend' the framethereffrom.

ER'NIE L. PARKrN-s.

testimoi'iy whereof- I my signatiire. l 

